Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-13
BANKER KELLY EXPLAINS. .
He Says Henry George is a Very Danger
Gus Man.

He Says Henry George is a Very Danger
Gus Man.
New YORK, January 12.-When the
Committee of Irish-Americans of this city
decided to give dinner to DIR. James F..
Kelly, the prominent physician of Dublin,
they invited Eugene Kelly, the banker,
P. NJ. Haverty, Henry George and great
many others. The dinner was given Mon
day evening, but Mr.. Eugene Kelly and
Haverty were not present. They had pre-
viously informed the committee that they
could not attend because Henry George
was among the guests. Eugene Kelly
was seen last night at his banking house
in exchange Place, and asked why he re-
fused to be present. He replied as fol-
lows:
''SOme time ago accepted an invitation
to dine with DR.. Kelly, n most admirable
man and very eminent physician, and
Saturday last | saw in some paper that
Henry George was to be present and that
| was to sit at his right hand, and that
Major Haverty was to sit Mt his left, and rs
soon Us | saw that wrote letter dcclin-
ing to be present. regard Mr.. George as
4 very dangerous man in u community
like this lie is endeavOring to establish
a new party, and by spcciOus plcadingS,
by pretending to be the friend OF the
poor, he has induced good
men from the Republican party
II few OF them-to join him, and the rest
of his following is made up Of trampS, An
archiSts, Socialists and what not. lie at
tackS the Catholics and endeavOrs to show
that they are not the friends of the poor,
while in the next breath lie asserts himself
rs the friend of the Catholics The whole
genius of the Catholic religion is sympathy
and aid to the poor; its priests give up
everything that they may minister to sutt-
ering in every shape; its Sisters of Charity
have no other mission than to aid the poor
and suffering, and knowing this felt that
| could not conscientiouSly sit ut the same
board or engage i'll any work i'll W hich this
man has apart.
"In country like this regard the
doctrines of George rs most perniCiOus.
lie speaks of the attitude of the Catholic
Church on the land question of Ireland,
hut the conditions there are very different
from what they are in this country. | do
not care to discuss that question further
than to say that the English law recognizes
the principle that those born on this land
have right to living on it, but the
landlords ignore that principle and exact
from the tiller of the soil his whole sub
stance. Here there is land for all, and
here is q livelihood for all who are will
ing to work. felt that if ! joined Mr..
George at this dinner the impression
might go abroad that sympathizcd with
him in his land doctrines and in his pub
lished attacks upon the Catholic religion
This l could not for q moment permit, and
so declined to go. | have no feeling in
common with George, but on the contrary
think his doctrines most dangerous"
There may be more trouble of similar
kind about the dinner to be given Michael
Davitt on january 18th. 1t is feared that
many prominent Irish Catholics may fol.
low the example of Messrs. Kelly and
Haverty and refuse to attend if Henry
George is to be q guest. Mr.. George
said, yesteaday, that he had paid for tick,
cts for the banquet, but had since made
up his mind to write TO the Secretary OF
the Committee that if anyone was likely
to he absent on account of his presence he
would not attend. Mr.. Davitt recently
criticised Henry Georges article in his
new paper on the case of DIR. McGlynn,
and some mutual friends fear that the
pleasant relations Of Mr.. Davitt and Mr.
George may be ruptured thereby.